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Loved this!!! I had such high expectations for this book and I was not disappointed at all.
More often than not with dual perspective books I find myself more interested in one narrator than the other and I speed read one section trying to get back to my preferred narrator. Not this time. I was 100% invested in both of these characters and loved both of their perspectives.
This might be my favorite book of 2014 so far.
More often than not with dual perspective books I find myself more interested in one narrator than the other and I speed read one section trying to get back to my preferred narrator. Not this time. I was 100% invested in both of these characters and loved both of their perspectives.
This might be my favorite book of 2014 so far.
This book blew me away. It was so much better than I expected it to be. I can't even put into words how much I loved this book.
The first reason I loved this book was the emotion- it wasn't just a run of the mill, fluffy contemporary. The story had real depth and evoked a lot of emotion from me. Never before has a contemporary made me cry this much.
The second thing I loved about this book was the character development. Noah and Echo were characters that had so much depth. As the reader, you fall in love with them not because they are perfect, but because they have flaws that they are willing to admit.
The final thing that made me fall in love with this book was Noah and Echo's relationship. You could tell that they really loved each other. I loved that Moah was the one person who accepted Echo as she was, scars and all.
Overall, this is a phenomenal book that I would recommend to all contemporary lovers. I give this book a solid 5 out of 5 stars.
The first reason I loved this book was the emotion- it wasn't just a run of the mill, fluffy contemporary. The story had real depth and evoked a lot of emotion from me. Never before has a contemporary made me cry this much.
The second thing I loved about this book was the character development. Noah and Echo were characters that had so much depth. As the reader, you fall in love with them not because they are perfect, but because they have flaws that they are willing to admit.
The final thing that made me fall in love with this book was Noah and Echo's relationship. You could tell that they really loved each other. I loved that Moah was the one person who accepted Echo as she was, scars and all.
Overall, this is a phenomenal book that I would recommend to all contemporary lovers. I give this book a solid 5 out of 5 stars.
Beautifully written and emotionally gripping, to sum up this novel in a nutshell. It took me on an emotional roller-coster that had so many twists an turns. It has been a long time since I've read something that touches you as well as this story touched me. I've really enjoyed this story.
I loved how we got to know the two main characters so well through the switching point of views. You normally find that as the story progresses the point of views tend to blend together and sound the same but she managed to retain the unique individualism the characters posessed.
It was a story of strength and finding your own voice in the midst of the pain surrounding you. I found myself relating to them as they tried to do what they thought was right and then learning what needed to be done. I became emotinally invested in the characters. I loved how the story focused on the characters individually and then them coming together and finding strength in one another.
This is a novel that I would recommend to everyone. Not only does it show you that pain and hurt is not all that's out there, it teaches you that no matter what happens in life there's always a silver lining (even if it always isn't so obvious). This is definately something that will stay with me for a long time.
I loved how we got to know the two main characters so well through the switching point of views. You normally find that as the story progresses the point of views tend to blend together and sound the same but she managed to retain the unique individualism the characters posessed.
It was a story of strength and finding your own voice in the midst of the pain surrounding you. I found myself relating to them as they tried to do what they thought was right and then learning what needed to be done. I became emotinally invested in the characters. I loved how the story focused on the characters individually and then them coming together and finding strength in one another.
This is a novel that I would recommend to everyone. Not only does it show you that pain and hurt is not all that's out there, it teaches you that no matter what happens in life there's always a silver lining (even if it always isn't so obvious). This is definately something that will stay with me for a long time.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is one of my favorites I have read from this series. I quite liked the battle both characters faced during the story. Echo faces the aftermath of the mysterious day that changed her life forever and she has scars that she can't remember obtaining. She struggles with her body image be wise of this and suffers the aftermath of peers whispering about what happened to her. Noah is in the foster system and it trying to figure out how get his family back after his two younger brothers are place din another home.at the end, echo remembers what happened that day and Noah come to the realization that his brothers are in a safe house that he can trust and he can learn to just become a big brother.
I don’t even know where to begin. Pushing the Limits was that amazing. There was a little humor, but mostly it made me tear up and cry. A lot. The writing was good and all the characters were absolutely fantastic (even the minor ones).
Pushing the Limits is not a light and fluffy book. Echo and Noah are dealing with serious things and making tough choices, that not only affect them, but others as well.
Echo and her brother (Aires) both have unusual names, and you get the explanation of their names about 100 or so pages in. And it makes sense, for them anyway, once you learn the background and get to know the family a bit more.
When you find out how Echo got the scars you will be both horrified and saddened at the same time. We are talking worst case scenario here. Echo herself has completely blocked it from her memory. She wants to remember what happened and to move on but no one will tell her because she has to recover the memory herself. I can’t imagine being in this situation and knowing that everyone else knows but you.
On top of the memory loss and everything that goes along with the incident she is dealing with a completely controlling dad, her step mom (former nanny) is pregnant, and her friends are trying to help her “reclaim” her position in the popular crowd.
Noah is also in a bad situation. He is living with another set of foster parents and trying to get more visitation and eventually get custody of his brothers (who are with a different family). He makes a lot of bad decisions, but a lot of them are for the right reasons, but he still has to face the consequences of his actions. Even though Noah has a bad boy exterior he is one of the good guys. He stands up for other people and will do anything for the people he cares about. Even if it sucks for him.
I adored Echo and Noah together. They are not your typical YA couple, which I enjoyed. Their relationship built up fairly slow with lots of sweet and tender moments.
Mrs. Collins was the clinical social worker assigned to both Echo and Noah. She was by far my favorite secondary character. I loved her no nonsense attitude and that she didn’t take any crap from Echo’s dad (who everyone else bowed down too). She also didn’t treat Noah and Echo like little kids and baby them. She made them be responsible, and take action, rather than just trying to make them feel better.
I also really enjoyed Beth and Isaac (Noah’s friends) and Lila and Grace (Echo’s friends). Lila was especially supportive of Echo and Grace had her place too. And while Beth and Isaac had their own issues they did what they could for Noah They were his family. (McGarry is writing a book about Beth which I’m really excited about! Even though it doesn’t come out for a long, long time.)
Pushing the Limits is not a light and fluffy book. Echo and Noah are dealing with serious things and making tough choices, that not only affect them, but others as well.
Echo and her brother (Aires) both have unusual names, and you get the explanation of their names about 100 or so pages in. And it makes sense, for them anyway, once you learn the background and get to know the family a bit more.
When you find out how Echo got the scars you will be both horrified and saddened at the same time. We are talking worst case scenario here. Echo herself has completely blocked it from her memory. She wants to remember what happened and to move on but no one will tell her because she has to recover the memory herself. I can’t imagine being in this situation and knowing that everyone else knows but you.
On top of the memory loss and everything that goes along with the incident she is dealing with a completely controlling dad, her step mom (former nanny) is pregnant, and her friends are trying to help her “reclaim” her position in the popular crowd.
Noah is also in a bad situation. He is living with another set of foster parents and trying to get more visitation and eventually get custody of his brothers (who are with a different family). He makes a lot of bad decisions, but a lot of them are for the right reasons, but he still has to face the consequences of his actions. Even though Noah has a bad boy exterior he is one of the good guys. He stands up for other people and will do anything for the people he cares about. Even if it sucks for him.
I adored Echo and Noah together. They are not your typical YA couple, which I enjoyed. Their relationship built up fairly slow with lots of sweet and tender moments.
Mrs. Collins was the clinical social worker assigned to both Echo and Noah. She was by far my favorite secondary character. I loved her no nonsense attitude and that she didn’t take any crap from Echo’s dad (who everyone else bowed down too). She also didn’t treat Noah and Echo like little kids and baby them. She made them be responsible, and take action, rather than just trying to make them feel better.
I also really enjoyed Beth and Isaac (Noah’s friends) and Lila and Grace (Echo’s friends). Lila was especially supportive of Echo and Grace had her place too. And while Beth and Isaac had their own issues they did what they could for Noah They were his family. (McGarry is writing a book about Beth which I’m really excited about! Even though it doesn’t come out for a long, long time.)
I was really in the mood to read a contemporary romance story so I picked this up as it has been on my TBR for a long time. I am really glad that I finally picked this up as I enjoyed reading it. Our two main characters are forced together by the school counsellor. Both characters have had difficult pasts; Echo is trying to remember the night she nearly died and Noah is trying to gain custody of his brothers. The story is told from each characters POV and the chapters alternate between the two POVs.
I really liked these characters and I liked seeing their relationship develop. Things did not always run smoothly but they ended up together in the end. I thought that the characters were well written and well developed as they felt very realistic. I liked that although this book was a romance book it had other elements to it which is what I look for in a romance book.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and I intend to continue on with the series and also pick up some of the author's other books.
I really liked these characters and I liked seeing their relationship develop. Things did not always run smoothly but they ended up together in the end. I thought that the characters were well written and well developed as they felt very realistic. I liked that although this book was a romance book it had other elements to it which is what I look for in a romance book.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and I intend to continue on with the series and also pick up some of the author's other books.
I LOVED this book. Everything about it was amazing and I simply adored the characters
I enjoyed this book to an extent, it was ok for me. The romance wasn’t my favourite due some questionable and cringe-worthy lines and because of how cliched it was at times.
Exhibit A: "My mouth watered from her sweet scent."
Exhibit B: "You look...appetizing."
And many more honestly.
However, I loved reading about Noah and his brothers. I related to how he yearns to bring his family back together and brought me to tears.
TL;DR: I didn't like the romance but loved the aspects of this book that focused on family, it was dealt with in a mature and realistic way.
Exhibit A: "My mouth watered from her sweet scent."
Exhibit B: "You look...appetizing."
And many more honestly.
However, I loved reading about Noah and his brothers. I related to how he yearns to bring his family back together and
Spoiler
his acceptance of how he won’t be able to provide for his brothers the way Carrie and Joe are able to was heartbreaking andTL;DR: I didn't like the romance but loved the aspects of this book that focused on family, it was dealt with in a mature and realistic way.